ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,918, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to ARESIA-VALENTON (Valenton, France).

"Conveying and release device with cartridge presence indicator" was invented by Arnaud Hamelin (Valenton, France) and Victor Blondel (Valenton, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aeronautical conveying and release device, actuated by a cartridge, includes a housing provided in a body having a recess having an open end and a bottom, a cartridge adapter configured to close the recess and forming a chamber capable of housing the cartridge, an indicator movably mounted between first and second positions. The cartridge adapter includes a bolt configured to be...